Claude Code pricing
Claude Code is the CLI agent; you can drive it with a subscription or with a token-billed API key. Point ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL at Code By AI and the same CLI bills per token from 1/6 of list price.
List price
$60.00
/ month, claude-sonnet-5
Code By AI
$8.00
/ month, same workload
Saving
87%
20M input / 2M output
Three lines to switch
Set the base URL and token, then run claude as usual. The model IDs below are the ones this endpoint accepts.
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://www.codebyai.net/api/agent" export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="sk-proj-xxxx" # replace with your Code By AI key claude
Claude models on Code By AI
| Model | List price | You pay |
|---|---|---|
| claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.13 / $0.67 |
| claude-sonnet-5Default | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.27 / $1.33 |
| claude-sonnet-5-5 | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.27 / $1.33 |
| claude-sonnet-4-6 | $3.00 / $15.00 | $0.40 / $2.00 |
| claude-opus-5-5 | $4.00 / $20.00 | $0.53 / $2.67 |
| claude-opus-4-6 | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.67 / $3.33 |
| claude-opus-4-7 | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.67 / $3.33 |
| claude-opus-4-8 | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.67 / $3.33 |
| claude-opus-5 | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.67 / $3.33 |
| claude-fable-5 | $10.00 / $50.00 | $2.00 / $10.00 |
| claude-fable-5-1 | $10.00 / $50.00 | $2.00 / $10.00 |
per 1M tokens (input / output)
FAQ
- Does Claude Code work with a Code By AI key?
- Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://www.codebyai.net/api/agent and use any Code By AI key as ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN; the CLI keeps working as before.
- Is per-token billing cheaper than a Claude subscription?
- On claude-sonnet-5, 20M input and 2M output tokens per month is $60.00 at list price and $8.00 through Code By AI. A flat subscription can win if your usage is steady and heavy; per-token wins when it is uneven.